EDC 430 F12 WK02 2012-09-17

Goal(s) for Class

• Why is science education important? How do students learn science?

Activities

• Share your teaching inspiration.
• What were your reactions to SFAA?
• Lab: Physics 500 or Flagpole Lab
  • Study Relevant GSEs
  • Do Lab (Sorta)
  • Write Lesson Plan
  • Develop Activity Sheet
  • Note: A past student teacher Britta Leigh, created a lesson plan sequence for the Physics 500 activity. You can see her lesson plans here:
    • Day Three: Physics 500 Part one
    • Day Four: Physics 500 Part Two
    • Day Five: Physics 500 Conclusion

• Discussion: A Framework for the Next Generation Science Standards - Chapter 2.
• Introduction of Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) for Teachers
• Placements - If you have your paperwork in, I'll give you your placement after class

Homework

• Due Saturday, Sept 22:
  • PKB Followup
    • Complete activities 01-03 on Evernote@URI
    • Create an Evernote notebook for:
      • This class
      • Your HS Placement
      • Your MS Placement
• Due Monday, Sept 25, 2012
  • This week's reading can be found here:
    • A Framework for the Next Generation Science Standards - Chapter 3 (pp. 41-80)
    • Be smart - Divide & Conquer!
  • Post your teaching philosophy here: EDC 430 F12 Teaching Philosophies

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